Electrical cigar lighter



Patented Aug. 16, 192?.

STATS HENRY OVERENt OF SEA'ITLE, JtiAShL-lGTON.

TISING COIWIPANSZv OF SIC-N62 TO THE KING-KEYS ADVER- NASTQIINGTOIT.

ELECTRICAL GIG AR LIGHTER.

Application filed March 3, 1925.

\ide selt-v-iilnlin'z sp rl to? a torch cord Whirh will automatieal'i c @311! a eon iaet to light the torrh as the toreh Withdrawn from the eahinet.

And a further ohjeet o t invention is to provide an eleetrie clea l gg hter .vhieh oniy uses eurrent when it in use.

\Yith these ends in iew. the, in ention embodies a L:ll)l'a1(tlit1\'i] ='"l'id'll. s w h words extending into the eahinet', spoo s upon which the eords are wound. rprin automatically winding the soools :1 i.

wezins tor autowatieally eansine' (-ontaet penis to enuagre as the spools staet to unwind.

Other features and advantages of the in vent on will app-ear from the ollow n deseri 'it on taken in eonreetion w th the draw ings. wherein Figure l is a cross see-lion eahinet.

Figure 2 is a sect onal View of Figure 1.

Figure 3 a detail showing; the hill the ends of the eonta-et point.

In the drawings I have shown 1\; de as it would he made wherein numeral 1 M dicates the easing. numeral .3 the spool aim numeral 3 the movable eontaet ro iit.

The easing l is pr"-\'i l w th an wiper compartment 2 in whieh a l' 3 mm he placed to displa :HlYWUtlsi Q or the like i desired and a lower eom 'iartuzent (3 in whi -h the operating meehanism may he e m-ed it, is understood that the easinaj max -l made of any suitahle design and arranged in any suitahle manner, The spool Q is MID- ported on a shaft 7 in suitable hrael-z 1-: and on the spool is a doeh e Wire eleetrir void 9 thi'lt s a t rrh f) on its oute end. we end of the eo d 9 is ej o nded to the di t; through the sprint? hom ng it to wh t-h eonneeted h a Wire 10 at th point t and the other wire of the eord 9 is atta hed eontaet ring 12 h a Wire 13 Whi -h eYt-ea'ts through the spoo The spool Q w th its flanges is made of an insulating material and through the on line 0;; lit

Serial No. 12,905.

12 is seeured to it in any The ri; l2 engages a 1: connected to ;g'".'e 1. mm 3 ."lllll engages at l v on a pin the prinej and a r-ihers 17 4 ,4? pirotall v on pins 20 ot the latchw ns 21 er-l'eml ne entward from I whirl. ewi'ae'e spr nes 22 t0 wx ioii shown. The tl wvn vawll v extending a mill 9. on a flange I. the drum Q6 of the wi h ohser jed that as the pin one ot the tl"-H; 21? While the the direetion of the the eentt et rinii' I i zzile wwn Y F ir 3. it will cause the th t' f t po nt noon \VlllCll si e whi e no; .1 z the eooosite direct n ur n 2;? wil permit the inner end 05' e lzit' h *1) move outwa d and the flansre 9 3 to o "re l to permit the pin to pass by at em 1 1 or mov ng the Contact po'st The eontaet point 3 s also provided i'n e SW-ifis'? 951 which s arrane'ed to hold the e' ntaet po nt mi eith r side of the center 0" in either the full line or dotted line posit on.

b I. F e nre 1 the deviee s shown with the waz'il so thizt the win 2-4- Yf Q 3 on t e menher l7 r l mov d t to t e moving in the di- J is H ho t r t th arr w :in it will he ohs rved hat mes to move outward V :e to rotate Without iwsfi -f he -fit'f1"i' po nt, 29;. as the pin may he lateh '19 o the member winet e IY-eni er as hereinhethe l-zteh The contact point 3 is connected to the ground through its support, which is in licatcd by the numeral 27 and the shaft sup port which is indicated by the numeral 28 as shown in Figure 2, the shaft being coir nected to one of the wires of the cord 8 through the spring housing t) as hereinbet'ore described.

A spring 29 similar to a clock spring is attached to the shaft and to the spring housing which is connected to the spool 2 so that as the cord 8 is released the spring will wind the spool upon the shaft.

The electric circuit from the torch 9 passes through the double wire cord 8 to the contact points 23 and 17 as hereinbetore desscribed and also to the point 14 from where it passes through a wire 30 to a coil 31 and from the coil through a wire 32 to a terminal from where it may be connected by a wire 34 to any suitable source of electric current or to one terminal of a battery. The other terminal of the battery or source of electric current is connected by the wire 35 to a terminal 36 and from there to the contact point 15 by a wire 37.

The light 5 may also be connected in the circuit by connecting it to the terminals 3;; and 36 through wires 38 and 39.

The casing i provided with openings 40 through which a cord 8 passes and above these openings are discs 41 having openings 42 in their centers to form seats for the torches when not in use.

t will be understood that changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. One oi' which changes may be in the design or arrangement ot' the spools. another may be in the arrangement or the contact points. and still another may be in the use of other means for operating the contact point.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. To

use the device, it may be assembled as shown with as many torches as may be desired in the casing and it will be observed that as the torch is pulled outward. the contact points will engage and complete a circuit therethrough to light the torch. and as soon as the torch is permitted to move inward. the contact points will disengage and imn1edi ately break the circuit. It will also be observed that the contact points will operate as soon as the torch begins to move in either direction and the torch may then continue to move in either direction wthout moving the contact points.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by letters patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a spring tensioned rotatable drum, a double wire electric cord wound thereon, an electr'c circuit including the wires of the cord a pivoted switch included in the electric circuit and having spaced arms. and switch tripping means carried by the drum and disposed between the arms of the switch for alternate. engagement therewith during reverse movements of the drum to move the switch in opposite directions passed the dead center thereof.

In a device of the class described. the combination of a spring tensioned rotatable drum, a double wire electric cord wound thereon, an electric circuit including the wires of the cord, a snap switch included in the electric circuit and provided with spaced arms. a spring pressed pivoted latch on each arm. and a trip member carried by the drum for contact with the latches to throw the switch members. one latch being held against pivotal movement in one direction, and the other latch being held against pivotal movement in the opposite direction.

HENRY OVEREN. 

